Omaha daily bee., 1887-12-05

and kidney troubles, and is a prime
auxiliary in the recovery of strength
for convalescents from wasting disease.
THE HIDE OF A HUMAN BEING.
Romantic History of the Head of An
Aristocratic Family of Austria.
Vienna Letter to New York World:
Few persons are aware that until short
time ago the natural history collection
in the imperial palace at Vienna in
cluded among its most remarkable curl
osities the stuffed hide of human
being. The recent discussion concern
ing the card cases manufactured at
Paris of the murder Pranzini's skin has
recalled attention to the fact, and to
the romantic history of the man who
has so long figured in the Austrian en-
pcror's private museum. The name of
the original owner of the hide was An
gelo Soliman, who, Notwithstanding the
fact that he was a coalblack negro from
the Soudanese tribe of the Gallas, was
nevertheless the ancestor and grand
father of several of the most noted
members of the Vinnese aristocracy.
One of his grandsons is the Baron Ernst
Won Feuchtersleben, who held cabinet
Office for several years as imperial min
lister of the public worship department
Anoteer of his grandsons, the Baron
Edouard Won Feuchtersleben, is a ccle-
brated author and poet, while several of
his great-grandsous hold high ranks in
the imperial diplomatic and military
service. Two days u week until quite
lately these members of the Australian
nobility had the extraordinary privilege
of being able to visit their stuffed an
costors, who, seated on an armchair
with his perfectly preserved features
and staring glass eyes, presented most
lifelike and uncanny appearance.
The history of Angelo Soliman is as
follows: In the year l740 Prince Lob
kowitz, one of the principal generals in
the imperial Austrian army. happened,
while visiting the city of Messina, in
Sicily, to have his attention drawn to Il
little seven-year-old negro boy who was
acting as page to one of the noble ladies
of the place, The child was asserted to
be the offspring of II native king and
was said to have been kidnapped from
his home and sold as a slave at Cairo.
BY some means or other he had come
into the hands of n sea captain, trading
between Alexandria and Sicily, who had
brought him to Messina and presented
him to the lady in question. The latter
had caused him to be baptized by the
name of Angelo Soliman. Prince Leb-
kowitz took Il great fancy to the boy,
persuaded the lady to let him have the
child, and took him into his service.
Augelo followed his new master every
where, was present with him through
out all the campaigns, and received a
most careful education. On the death
of the general he entered the service of
Prince Lichtenstein as tutor of the lat
ter's children.
Angelo had become a remarkably
learned man. He spoke perfectly sew
eral languages-French, Italian, Ger
man, Latin and Czech. Although OF
small stature, he was wonderfully we'll
built; his features, although as black as
| charcoal, were of II CaucassiOn rather
than of an Ethiopian cast, and his hair,
beard and mustache are silky and curly.
His manners were distinguished by the
most XQuisjte courtesy, and, dressed in
his flowing Oriental robes and new white
turban, he was one if the most popular
members of the best Viennese society of
the day. A noble widow, the baroness
de Christiani, fell deeply in love with
him, and in due time Il marriage took
place. For some reason or other Prince
Liechtenstein viewed tho union with
disfavor and quarreled with Angelo, who
| thereupOn left his service. He was
| however, very comfortably off, for not
| only was his wife wealthy but he him
| self had just a short time before won
the principal prize of 10000 ilorins in
the Frankfort State lottery. He pur-
chased Il pretty house and garden in the
| suburbs of Vienna, and lived there most
happily with his wife, devOting himself
| to the education of his daughter, jose
phine, the only issue of the marriage.
The young girl was one OF the most fas-
n, ;rc al han,,tif,l If ttp
imaginable. and after refusing great
many offers at length gave her hand in
| marriage to one of the imperial counsel
ors of state, the Baron Won Feuchtersle-
ben, from whom the present bearers of
| the name and title are descended in n
direct line. Agelo, who had before his
| death become rcconciled to the Liech-
| tenstein family, went over to the great
| majority in 1896, being seventy-iive
years old at the time.
The emperor, who had always shown
n great fancy for Angelo, conceived the
| peculiar idea of preserving his old
| friend, stuffed and in glass case.
| Strange TO relate, Angeles family, far
| from being offended, expressed them
selves highly hattcred by the imperial
| request, and Immediately consented to
| surrender the remains to the court tax
| idermists. After having n cast made of
1
his face ana body by the famous sculptor,
Franz Thaller, the skin was carefully
removed from the body, subjected to a
number of chemical preparations, and
finally stuffed with great care. 1t is
only quite recently that this somewhat
uncanny object has disappeared from
the imperial collection, owing, If Il
remember rightly, to its having been
almost destroyed by the rats and mice.
II some entcrprisius fellow would now
corner the market on DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup he could make his fortune. Be-
ware of frauds,
"For I am declined into the vale Of
years. she said II little sadly, but in'
deed don't much mind it since can
get salvation Oil for % cents.
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